WordPress WP-Footnotes 2.2 admin_panel.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in WordPress WP-Footnotes 2.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin_panel.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-0691. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress WP-Footnotes 2.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file admin_panel.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin_panel.php in the Simon Elvery WP-Footnotes 2.2 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wp_footnotes_current_settings[priority], (2) wp_footnotes_current_settings[style_rules], (3) wp_footnotes_current_settings[pre_footnotes], and (4) wp_footnotes_current_settings[post_footnotes] parameters.

The weakness was released 02/11/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0691 since 02/11/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:admin_panel.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40218), Exploit-DB (31092), SecurityFocus (BID 27572†) and Secunia (SA28772†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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03/16/2015 +2590 days 🔍
12/20/2025 +3932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40946
X-Force: 40218 - WP-Footnotes plugin for WordPress admin_panel.php security bypass
SecurityFocus: 27572 - WP-Footnotes WordPress Plugin Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28772 - WordPress WP-Footnotes Plugin "admin_panel.php" Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/20/2025 03:30
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (53), 09/16/2018 08:04 (8), 12/20/2025 03:30 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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